Pre-election violence erupts in Senegal
The authorities in Senegal are being warned by the UN that any mishandling of ongoing protests could lead to what have been described as “serious results”.
The authorities in Senegal are being warned by the UN that any mishandling of ongoing protests could lead to what have been described as “serious results”.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is in the Middle East as part of his efforts to help Israel and the Palestinians find a solution to their ongoing conflict.
On Thursday, he crossed into Gaza where he called once again for the lifting of the blockade by Israel.
Israel is being urged to do more to create a “positive dynamic” in the Middle East peace process by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Mr. Ban is on tour in the Middle East to encourage Israelis and Palestinians to re-engage in peace talks.
Togo says it will do everything it can to make sure a positive solution is found to the ongoing conflict in Syria.
The West African country takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council on Wednesday and is responsible for pushing forward discussions on the Arab state.
A packed UN Security Council has been hearing calls for support of an Arab League plan to resolve the unrest continuing for 10 months in Syria.
The Security Council has been unable to come up with a solution to the ongoing crisis.
2011 has been the deadliest year for Africans crossing the Mediterranean to flee to Europe, according to the UN’s refugee agency.
UNHCR estimates that more than 1,500 people drowned or went missing while attempting to cross the sea.
Former Haitian leader Jean-Claude Duvalier could only face trial for financial corruption charges during his regime and not human rights violations, a move which concerns the UN Human Rights Office.
World food prices fell in the last three months of 2011, but they’re still 24 per cent higher than they were in 2010.
That’s according to the World Bank which released its latest Food Price Watch report on Tuesday in Washington DC.
A major diplomatic effort is due to get underway at the UN Security Council on Tuesday to try to stop an ongoing conflict in Syria.
The UN estimates up to 5,000 people have been killed in a struggle to oust incumbent president Bashar al-Assad.
A group of global policy makers examining ways to combat challenges such as climate change, water scarcity and human consumption patterns, has presented its findings to the UN Secretary-General.